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Demographic and Health Survey 1998, South Africa

South Africa, 1998
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Department of Health, SA Medical Research Council
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Data file: dhs-sa-1998-births

Variables: 746

Variables

v630i
discussed fp -country speci-na
v630j
discussed fp -country speci-na
v630k
discussed fp -country speci-na
v630l
discussed fp -country speci-na
v630x
discussed family planning with others
v701
partner's education level
v702
highest year of education
v704
partner's occupation
v705
partner's occupation
v707
type of land where works -na
v714
respondent currently working
v715
husbands education-single years
v716
respondent's occupation
v717
respondent's occupation
v718
current type of employment
v719
work for family, others, self
v720
earns cash for work
v721
works at home or away
v723
child minder
v729
partner's educational attainment
v730
partners age
v731
worked in last 12 months
v732
employment all year/seasonal
v733
months worked in last 12 months
v734
days in a week normally work
v735
days worked in last 12 months
v736
earnings for work
v737
daily earnings for work
v738
yearly earnings for work
v739
who decides how to spend money
v740
type of land where resp. wo-na
bord
birth order number
b0
child is twin
b1
month of birth
b2
year of birth
b3
date of birth (cmc)
b4
sex of child
b5
child is alive
b6
age at death
b7
age at death (months-imputed)
b8
current age of child
b9
who child lives with
b10
completeness of information
b11
preceding birth interval
b12
succeeding birth interval
b13
flag for age at death
b14
birth interval >= 4 years
b15
live birth between births
midx
index to birth history
m1
tetanus injections before birth
m2a
prenatal: doctor
m2b
prenatal: nurse/midwife
m2c
prenatal: auxiliary midwife-na
m2d
prenatal: cs health profess-na
m2e
prenatal: cs health profess-na
m2f
prenatal: trained birth att-na
m2g
prenatal: traditional birth attendant
m2h
prenatal: relative -na
m2i
prenatal: cs other person -na
m2j
prenatal: cs other person -na
m2k
prenatal: other responses (uncoded)
m2l
prenatal: cs other -na
m2m
prenatal: cs other -na
m2n
prenatal: no one
m3a
assistance: doctor
m3b
assistance: nurse/midwife
m3c
assistance: auxiliary midwi-na
m3d
assistance: cs health profe-na
m3e
assistance: cs health profe-na
m3f
assistance: trained birth a-na
m3g
assistance: traditional birth attendant
m3h
assistance: relative, friend
m3i
assistance: cs other person-na
m3j
assistance: cs other person-na
m3k
assistance: other responses (uncod)
m3l
assistance: cs other -na
m3m
assistance: cs other -na
m3n
assistance: no one
m4
duration of breastfeeding
m5
months of breastfeeding
m6
duration of amenorrhea
m7
months of amenorrhea
m8
duration of abstinence
m9
months of abstinence
m10
time wanted pregnancy
m11
time would have waited
m13
timing of 1st antenatal check
m14
antenatal visits for pregnancy
m15
place of delivery
m17
delivery by caesarian section
m18
size of child at birth -na
m19
birth weight (kilos - 3 dec.)
m19a
weight at birth recall
m21
reason stopped breastfeeding
m27
flag for breastfeeding
m28
flag for amenorrhea
m29
flag for abstinence
m30
at birth - prolonged labor -na
m31
at birth - excessive bleedi-na
m32
at birth - high fever/disch-na
m33
at birth - convulsions -na
m34
when child put to breast
m35
times breastfed during night
m36
times breastfed during day
m37a
gave child plain water
m37b
gave child sugar water
m37c
gave child juice -na
m37d
gave child herbal tea
m37e
gave child powder/tinned mi-na
m37f
gave child baby formula
m37g
gave child fresh milk -na
m37h
gave child any kind of milk
m37i
country specific other liqu-na
m37j
country specific other liqu-na
m37k
country specific other liqu-na
m37l
gave child other liquid
m37m
gave child maize/rice/wheat
m37n
gave child fruits, vegetables
m37o
country specific other food-na
m37p
other solid, semi-solid foods
m37q
food made from local grain -na
m37r
food made from local tuber -na
m37s
gave child eggs, fish, poultry
m37t
gave child meat
m38
drank from bottle with nipple
m39
times ate other food yesterday
m40a
last 7 days - plain water -na
m40b
last 7 days - milk -na
m40c
last 7 days - other liquids-na
m40d
last 7 days - local grain f-na
m40e
last 7 days - local tuber f-na
m40f
last 7 days - egg/fish/poul-na
m40g
last 7 days - meat -na
m40h
last 7 days - other solid f-na
m40i
last 7 days - country speci-na
m40j
last 7 days - country speci-na
m40k
last 7 days - country speci-na
m40l
last 7 days - country speci-na
m40m
last 7 days - country speci-na
m40n
last 7 days - country speci-na
m40o
last 7 days - country speci-na
hidx
index to birth history
h1
has health card
h2
received bcg
h2d
bcg day
h2m
bcg month
h2y
bcg year
h3
received dpt 1
h3d
dpt 1 day
h3m
dpt 1 month
h3y
dpt 1 year
h4
received polio 1
h4d
polio 1 day
h4m
polio 1 month
h4y
polio 1 year
h5
received dpt 2
h5d
dpt 2 day
h5m
dpt 2 month
h5y
dpt 2 year
h6
received polio 2
h6d
polio 2 day
h6m
polio 2 month
h6y
polio 2 year
h7
received dpt 3
h7d
dpt 3 day
h7m
dpt 3 month
h7y
dpt 3 year
h8
received polio 3
h8d
polio 3 day
h8m
polio 3 month
h8y
polio 3 year
h9
received measles
h9d
measles day
h9m
measles month
h9y
measles year
h0
polio 0
h0d
polio 0 day
h0m
polio 0 month
h0y
polio 0 year
h10
ever had vaccination
h11
had diarrhea recently
h11b
blood in the stools
h11c
bowel movements in worst day
h12a
diarrhea: government hospital
h12b
diarrhea: goverment health center
h12c
diarrhea: govt health post -na
h12d
diarrhea: mobile clinic
h12e
diarrhea: community health worker
h12f
diarrhea: cs public sector -na
h12g
diarrhea: cs public sector -na
h12h
diarrhea: cs public sector -na
h12i
diarrhea: other public sector
h12j
diarrhea: private hospital/clinic.
h12k
diarrhea: private pharmacy
h12l
diarrhea: private doctor
h12m
diarrhea: private mobile cl-na
h12n
diarrhea: comm.health worke-na
h12o
diarrhea: cs med.priv secto-na
h12p
diarrhea: cs med.priv secto-na
h12q
diarrhea: cs med.priv secto-na
h12r
diarrhea: other medical private sector
h12s
diarrhea: shop
h12t
diarrhea: traditional practitioner
h12u
diarrhea: cs oth secto -na
h12v
diarrhea: cs oth.priv secto-na
h12w
diarrhea: cs oth.priv secto-na
h12x
diarrhea: other
h12y
diarrhea: no treatment
h12z
diarrhea: medical treatment
h13
given oral rehydration
h14
given recommended home solution
h15
given other pills or syrups
h15a
given antibiotics (cs) -na
h15b
given an injection
h15c
given an intravenous (iv)
h15d
given home remedy, herbal medicine
h15e
given thin watery porridge
h15f
given soup
h15g
given milk/infant formula
h15h
given yoghurt
h16
increase or decrease fluids
h18
increase or decrease in foods
h20
given other treatment
h21a
given no treatment
h21
received any treatment
h22
had fever in last two weeks-na
h31
had cough in last two weeks
h31b
short, rapid breaths
h32a
fever/cough: government hospital
h32b
fever/cough: goverment health center
h32c
fever/cough: govt health po-na
h32d
fever/cough: mobile clinic
h32e
fever/cough: community health worker
h32f
fever/cough: cs public sect-na
h32g
fever/cough: cs public sect-na
h32h
fever/cough: cs public sect-na
h32i
fever/cough: other public sector
h32j
fever/cough: private hospital/clinic
h32k
fever/cough: private pharmacy
h32l
fever/cough: private doctor
h32m
fever/cough: private mobile-na
h32n
fever/cough: comm.health wr-na
h32o
fever/cough: cs med.priv se-na
h32p
fever/cough: cs med.priv se-na
h32q
fever/cough: cs med.priv se-na
h32r
fever/cough: other medical private sector
h32s
fever/cough: shop
h32t
fever/cough: traditional practitioner
h32u
fever/cough: cs oth.priv se-na
h32v
fever/cough: cs oth.priv se-na
h32w
fever/cough: cs oth.priv se-na
h32x
fever/cough: other
h32y
fever/cough: no treatment
h32z
fever/cough: medical treatment
hwidx
index to birth history -na
hw1
age in months -na
hw2
weight in kilograms (1 dec.-na
hw3
height in centimeters (1 de-na
hw4
ht/a percentile -na
hw5
ht/a standard deviations -na
hw6
ht/a percent of ref. median-na
hw7
wt/a percentile -na
hw8
wt/a standard deviations -na
hw9
wt/a percent of ref. median-na
hw10
wt/ht percentile -na
hw11
wt/ht standard deviations -na
hw12
wt/ht percent of ref. media-na
hw13
reason not measured -na
hw14
bcg scar on arm or shoulder-na
hw15
height: lying or standing -na
hw16
day of birth of child -na
hw17
date measured (day) -na
hw18
date measured (month) -na
hw19
date measured (year) -na
hw20
arm circumference (cms - 1d-na
hw21
arm circ/a percentile -na
hw22
arm circ/a standard deviati-na
hw23
arm c/a percent of ref. med-na
hw24
arm circ/ht percentile -na
hw25
arm cir/ht standard deviati-na
hw26
arm cir/ht percent ref. med-na
sdist
district
shealth
eastern cape - health regions
seanum
enumerator area number
seatype
enumerator area type
slquest
language of questionnaire
slint
language of interview
slresp
home language of respondent
stransl
translator used
seduc
highest educational level
seduch
husband highest educational level
s109
highest grade at that level
s126f
has personal computer
s126g
has washing machine
s209
pregnancy losses
s238a
wet yourself when cough
s238b
constantly wet
s238c
constantly soiled
s309a
age when first used something
s309ba
methods' information: mother
Total: 746
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